Leighton Vander Esch
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Dallas Cowboys, Linebacker
Age: 28-219d (Feb 08, 1996)
Exp: 5 Years
Country: US
College: Boise State
Drafted: Round 1 (#19 overall), 2018
Agent(s): Ron Slavin (SportStars)
RETIRED
2023-2024 Free Agent
Leighton Vander Esch signed a 2 year , $8,000,000 contract with the Dallas Cowboys, including $2,500,000 signing bonus, $5,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $4,000,000.
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $8,000,000
Average Salary:
$4,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$2,500,000
GTD at Sign:
$5,000,000
Total GTD:
$5,000,000
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
2022-2022 Free Agent
Leighton Vander Esch signed a 1 year , $2,000,000 contract with the Dallas Cowboys, including $500,000 signing bonus, $1,750,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,000,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,000,000
Average Salary:
$2,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$500,000
GTD at Sign:
$1,750,000
Total GTD:
$1,750,000
Free Agent:
2023 / UFA
2018-2021 Rookie
Leighton Vander Esch signed a 4 year , $11,847,781 contract with the Dallas Cowboys, including $6,696,568 signing bonus, $11,847,781 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,961,945.
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $11,847,781
Average Salary:
$2,961,945
Signing Bonus:
$6,696,568
GTD at Sign:
$11,847,781
Total GTD:
$11,847,781
Free Agent:
2022 / UFA
Career Earnings thru 2024
$18,078,718
Career Earnings w/ Different Teams
1 team
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | 22 |
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Active
|
$7,176,568 |
$7,176,568 |
|
2019 | 23 |
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Injured
|
$1,070,847 |
$8,247,415 |
|
2020 | 24 |
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Active
|
$1,632,758 |
$9,880,173 |
|
2021 | 25 |
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Active
|
$2,095,606 |
$11,975,779 |
|
2022 | 26 |
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Active
|
$1,955,884 |
$13,931,663 |
|
2023 | 27 |
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Injured
|
$4,147,055 |
$18,078,718 |
|
Total |
$18,078,718 |
$18,078,718 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 |
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22 |
$480,000
|
$6,696,568 |
$7,176,568 |
$7,176,568 |
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2019 |
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23 |
$1,018,535
|
$52,312 |
$1,070,847 |
$8,247,415 |
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2020 |
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24 |
$1,557,071
|
$75,687 |
$1,632,758 |
$9,880,173 |
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2021 |
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25 |
$2,095,606
|
$2,095,606 |
$11,975,779 |
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2022 |
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26 |
$1,250,000
|
$500,000 |
$205,884 |
$1,955,884 |
$13,931,663 |
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2023 |
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27 |
$1,500,000
|
$2,500,000 |
$4,147,055 |
$18,078,718 |
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Total |
$7,901,212 |
$9,696,568 |
$205,884 |
$127,999 |
$18,078,718 |
$18,078,718 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 |
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$7,901,212 | $9,696,568 | $205,884 | - | - | $127,999 | $18,078,718 |
Injuries
Year | Weeks | Reason | |
---|---|---|---|
2019 |
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17 - 17 | Neck |
2020 |
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2 - 5 | Collarbone |
2023 |
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6 - 18 | Neck |
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Mar 18, 2024 Retired from Professional Football
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Mar 15, 2024 Released by Dallas (DAL), clearing $2.14M of cap
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Oct 13, 2023 Fined $18,219 Unnecessary Roughness against San Francisco (SF)
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Mar 14, 2023 Signed a 2 year $8 million contract with Dallas (DAL)
-
Mar 18, 2022 Signed a 1 year $2 million contract with Dallas (DAL)
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May 03, 2021 Dallas (DAL) declined a $9.1 million option for 2022
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May 12, 2018 Signed a 4 year $11.8 million contract with Dallas (DAL)
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Apr 26, 2018 Drafted by Dallas (DAL): Round 1 (#19 overall)
Fines
Date | Reason | Fine Amount | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 13, 2023 |
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Unnecessary Roughness against San Francisco (SF) | $18,219 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% | Sack | Tackles Total | Tackles Solo | Tackles Assisted | FFum | Int |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | DAL | 5 | 5 | 269 | 88.50 | 30 | 17 | 13 | |||
2022 | DAL | 14 | 14 | 746 | 65.00 | 1 | 90 | 54 | 36 | 1 | |
2021 | DAL | 17 | 16 | 663 | 58.10 | 1 | 77 | 48 | 29 | 1 | |
2020 | DAL | 10 | 9 | 459 | 56.60 | 1 | 60 | 32 | 28 | 1 | |
2019 | DAL | 9 | 9 | 528 | 48.00 | 1 | 72 | 43 | 29 | 1 | |
2018 | DAL | 16 | 11 | 784 | 74.70 | 141 | 103 | 38 | 2 |